Federal Register #2026-21532

Yale Peabody Museum Notice of Inventory Completion and Repatriation

The National Park Service notice concerns repatriation of cultural items held by the Yale Peabody Museum at Yale University; it is not a procurement or award. - Government agency: U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. - Institution named: Yale Peabody Museum at Yale University. Repatriation requests may be directed to Professor David Skelly, Director of the museum. - Inventory: Human remains representing 36 individuals and 20 associated funerary objects. - Identified cultural affiliations: Hopi Tribe of Arizona; Navajo Nation; Ohkay Owingeh; Pueblos of Acoma, Cochiti, Isleta, Jemez, Laguna, Nambe, Picuris, Pojoaque, San Felipe, San Ildefonso, Sandia, Santa Ana, Santa Clara, Taos, Tesuque, and Zia; Santo Domingo Pueblo; Ysleta del Sur Pueblo; and Zuni Tribe of the Zuni Reservation. - Eligible tribes and other qualified requestors may submit written requests for repatriation. - No products, services, quantities for purchase, OEMs, or contract value are identified.

Description

Under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), the Yale Peabody Museum completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with the Indian Tribes identified in the notice. The inventory describes human remains representing 36 individuals and 20 associated funerary objects. Repatriation may occur on or after November 23, 2026. Written repatriation requests should be sent to Professor David Skelly, Director, Yale Peabody Museum.

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